linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi:remove unreachable code on scsi_decide

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Date:   Tue, 17 Dec 2019 07:05:47 -0800
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     "wubo (T)" <wubo40@...wei.com>,
        "jejb@...ux.ibm.com" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "martin.petersen@...cle.com" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Mingfangsen <mingfangsen@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi:remove unreachable code on scsi_decide_disposition
 func

On 2019-12-17 03:53, wubo (T) wrote:
> From: Wu Bo <wubo40@...wei.com>
> 
> Remove unreachable code on scsi_decide_disposition func.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wu Bo <wubo40@...wei.com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> index ae2fa17..c5e05c4 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> @@ -1934,7 +1934,6 @@ int scsi_decide_disposition(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
>         default:
>                 return FAILED;
>         }
> -       return FAILED;
> 
>  maybe_retry:

I'm not sure it's worth to address this issue. If
scsi_decide_disposition() is changed I prefer to remove the "default:
return FAILED;" code because compilers can provide more useful
diagnostics about switch/case statements that do not have a default
statement, especially if the "switch" applies to a value with
enumeration type.

Bart.